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Global reach of Korean women doctors

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J Korean Med Assoc. 2018;61(2):96-100
Publication date (electronic) : 2018 February 14
doi : https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2018.61.2.96
Hyun-Young Shin, MD1,2orcid_icon, Young-Mee Jee, MD3orcid_icon, Kyung Ah Park, MD1,4orcid_icon, Bong-Ok Kim, MD1,5orcid_icon
1Korean Medical Women's Association, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Family Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
3Center for Infectious Disease Research, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong, Korea.
4Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
5Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Corresponding author: Bong-Ok Kim. bokim@cnu.ac.kr
Received 2018 January 02; Accepted 2018 January 17.

Abstract

Korean women doctors have expanded their activities globally in various fields within the international community. This study conducted face-to-face interviews or e-mail surveys of representatives among internationally active women doctors with experience in working with the Medical Women's International Association and the World Health Organization. Conveying the activities of these senior women doctors will be valuable to the younger generation of doctors who are interested in international health and who aspire to become potential leaders in the international health care scene in the future.

Keywords: Physicians; Korea; Women; World Health Organization

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Table 1

Summaries of interviewees about global activity in WHO or KOICA

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WHO, World Health Organization; KOICA, Korea International Cooperation Agency; WPRO, Western Pacific Region; KCDC, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer; MSF, Médecins Sans Frontières.